Hong Kong protesters go on yet another rampage, attacking police, meting out mob justice and trashing train stations and mainland China-linked businesses
- Mobs block roads, trash or firebomb Bank of China outlets, and attack administrative buildings as well as offices of pro-establishment politicians
- In one of multiple attacks on frontline police, officer is slashed in the neck with a box cutter during a confrontation in Kwun Tong
Anti-government protesters went on yet another violent rampage across Hong Kong on Sunday, attacking police officers – one of whom was slashed in the neck with a box cutter – meting out mob justice to people in their way, vandalising shops with mainland Chinese business ties, and trashing metro stations.
In one of multiple attacks on frontline police, an officer was slashed in the neck with a box cutter during a confrontation in Kwun Tong. He was said to be in a stable condition in hospital, with a 3cm cut, while two suspects were arrested at the scene.
“One rioter used a sharp-edged object to slash the officer’s neck from behind,” the force said in an official statement.
A video circulating online showed a lone riot policeman being attacked by masked, black-clad radicals, one of whom drop-kicked the officer as he was trying to make an arrest in Mong Kok. Police said they had tried to snatch his rifle, which he managed to hold on to.